(e)
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some 6,500 km of highways were built in the 5-year period. Major
highway improvement works included Route 105 (Beijing to Zhuhai) and
Route 107 (Huinan to Shenzhen) which provided essential service in the
transportation of foodstuffs to and from Guangdong;
(f) another major area of improvement was to replace a large number of
ferry crossings with bridges along the tributaries of the Pearl River;
(g)
as regards port development, some 52 new berths were completed during
the past five years, increasing the total throughput by 20 million tonnes;
(h)
on airport development, the Shenzhen Airport would be operational later
this year. It was projected that the existing airport in Guangzhou would
reach saturation by 2000 at which time an additional airport would be
required.
26.
As regards the Eighth Five-year Plan (1991-1995), major planning
proposals include the following :-
(a)
priority would be given to railway development in the eastern parts of
Guangdong. The Guangzhou-Shantou Railway, 480 km in length, will